LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) told reporters at the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) annual leadership meeting that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) refuses to vote on the bill if proof is required. of a citizen to vote in US elections, and the resulting government shutdown, would be his own fault.
Scott was context The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, also known as the SAVE Act, which “requires individuals to provide documentary proof of US citizenship to register to vote in federal elections.”
As Breitbart has the news informedHouse Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is considering combining the SAVE Act with a stopgap spending measure that would have to be signed by Sept. 30 to keep the federal government open.
Scott told Breitbart News that Johnson was moving forward with the idea in the House: “I think he has the votes.”
Asked if there was little risk to Republicans of a government shutdown ahead of the presidential election, Scott suggested that if Schumer allowed a shutdown over non-citizen voting, Democrats would instead suffer.
As Breitbart has the news notedScott’s Democratic opponent in the upcoming US Senate race in Florida, Debbie Muckersel-Powell, has refused to take a stand against illegal aliens voting in American elections.
“He’s a socialist,” Scott told Breitbart News. “She won’t talk about the border; she won’t talk about Israel; she won’t talk about anti-Semitism; she won’t talk about anything.”
Former Florida governor Scott is seeking a second term.
Scott also spoke about the ongoing situation in Israel and told reporters that he was confident that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was doing everything he could to free the hostages, in defiance of President Joe Biden’s recent protests. Claims.
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